Climateer Investing: Rats, Attempting To Make Amends For That Whole Black Death Misunderstanding, Are Saving Lives In Cambodia

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Rats, Attempting To Make Amends For That Whole Black Death Misunderstanding, Are Saving Lives In Cambodia

Victoria, a 2-year-old rat, sniffs for TNT, sticking her nose high in the air to indicate she's found some. She works her way down a 10-meter line with a handler on either end, and is able to detect the presence of TNT at a distance of approximately half a yard.

From Asia Times:

Rats save people from landmines in Cambodia!

Intelligent and adorable with sensitive noses, these rodents scurry and sniff their way across fields to eliminate a scourge that has killed thousands of Cambodians: land mines. Sent from Africa, where they have successfully cleared minefields in Mozambique and Angola, they began the same task in northwestern Cambodia recently and have scored tangible results....MORE (video)